SydHonda Media LLC Presents the Feature Length Documentary Film On Gentrification:

NorthEast Passage Outreach and Marketing

Northeast Passage is a self distributed documentary. It has been effectively distributed as an educational tool that can be used by community groups, institutions and non-profits looking to build community. It is also shown that it is an entertaining and informative program ideal for art house theatrical venues and broadcasters of documentary content.

Northeast Passage made its public debut in July of 2002. Over the last 15 months Northeast Passage has had great success with both of these marketing and outreach tracts in Portland and Oregon. The film has:

Been sold to Oregon Public Broadcasting

Sold out three consecutive theatrical shows at Portland's renown entertainment complex, theater and brew pub; The Kennedy School.

Been sold to Free Speech Television, an educational dish network that broadcasts content in 13 western states

Sold Public Display Rights and Copies to dozens of public and educational institutions throughout the Portland Market including Portland State University, Reed College, local library systems, the Environmental Protection Agency and many more.

Presented as a Special Selection at the Northwest Film Festival, the DaVinci Film Festival and the People of the Columbia River Basin Film Series.

In addition, Northeast Passage has proven that it is a film that nonprofit groups and activist organizations can utilize as a tool for creating public engagement and for the building of social capital. Over the last year Northeast Passage has;

Been the center of a Town Hall Discussion with community leaders organized by Portland Cable Access.. The show was broadcast and rebroadcast on Portland Metro cable channels 11, 41 and 32. It was repeatedly shown over the coarse of approximately 4 month.

Has show at 16 community screenings featuring audience -filmmaker dialogues afterwards. These screenings were initiated and organized by local neighborhood associations, universities, churches, art collectives, historical societies and non-profits.

Been used in high school class rooms around the Portland Metro area to teach African American and US history. Many of these classrooms have utilized teaching materials provided by the filmmakers on this website.

Northeast Passage gets press. The film has been reviewed by every major newspaper and weekly in the Portland Metro Area including the Oregonian, the largest daily paper in the Pacific Northwest. The film consistently gets high marks and recognition for its dramatic content and even handed journalism.

As of November 1st, SydHonda Media LLC will begin the next phase of its marketing and outreach plan by making the film available to audiences around the country. The work documented in the Portland area represents the experimenting and fine tuning of our plan for delivering this great product to audiences and communities around the country.

While unique in its relatively small size, Portland's African American community represents a microcosm of inner city black communities across the country.